Extremely Hard General Knowledge #86

Which South African won the World's Strongest Man title in 2025, becoming the first winner from the continent of Africa?

In the card game contract bridge, how many "tricks" are required for a "grand slam"?

Who starred as the Secretary of State, Elizabeth McCord in the TV series Madam Secretary?

What is the name of the steep cliff on the south side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome that was previously used as a site of execution?

Also known as a traction trebuchet, which weapon used in Ancient China was operated by people pulling ropes attached to a lever?

Who starred as Jacob Rabinowitz (Jack Robin) in The Jazz Singer (1927)?

What name is given to the loose overgarment worn by a painter to protect their clothing?

Who is the protagonist of George Orwell's dystopian 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four?

Derived from the Latin word for 'digger', what word is given to an animal that is adapted to digging, and primarily lives underground?

Which female tennis player won Wimbledon in 1998, she had previously finished as runner up in the Australian Open in 1991?

Which musical is a sequel to the long-running 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera?

The Great Chicago Fire burned in October of which year?

Which Mexican state has Guadalajara as its capital and largest city, and is also considered the home of tequila?

What does RP stand for in the abbreviation RPG, when referring to video or in-person gaming?

Which river runs through and empties in Lisbon, and is the longest in the Iberian Peninsula?

Which American singer's stage named was inspired by the combination of an actress and a model of Ford car?

Commonly referred to as "being crossed eyed", what is the medical name for the disorder where one eye looks in a different direction from the other?

Who was nominated for Oscar for acting, directing, writing, and producing both Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Reds (1981)?

The Islamic prophet Muhammad is believed to be buried in the Green Dome in which Saudi Arabian city?

A Gibson cocktail is similar to a martini except, instead of an olive, it is garnished with what?